Close to Greige
#AFAA99
#AFAA99 is a light, soft, grayish yellow, close to the color Greige. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 66.7% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AFAA99.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.32:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.03:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.32:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.03:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AFAA99 as they’d see it.
#AFAA99 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AFAA99
What color is #AFAA99?
#AFAA99 is a light, soft, grayish yellow, close to the color Greige. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 66.7% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AFAA99 in RGB?
#AFAA99 is rgb(175, 170, 153): 175 red, 170 green, and 153 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AFAA99 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 3, 13, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AFAA99?
PANTONE Warm Gray 6 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AFAA99?
Its complement #A5AABB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.